The American West: competing visions
2010; Association of College and Research Libraries; Volume: 47; Issue: 08 Linguagem: Inglês
10.5860/choice.47-4608
ISSN1943-5975
Autores Tópico(s)American Environmental and Regional History
ResumoList of Illustrations Introduction Part One: Old West 1. Lewis and Clark: Mapping the West 2. Frontier Germ Theory 3. 'The Gun that Won the West' 4. Cowboy Presidents and the Political Branding of the American West Part Two: New West 5. Women in the West: The Trailblazer and the Homesteader 6. Women in the West: The 'Indian Princess' and the 'Lady Wildcat' 7. The Wild West Defiled: The American Indian, Genocide and the Sand Creek Massacre 8. The Thirsty West: Grand Canyon, Hoover Dam and Las Vegas Part Three: Recreating the West 9. The Western Renaissance: Brokeback Mountain and the Return of Jesse James 10. The Arcade Western 11. Turn here for 'The Sunny Side of the Atom': Tourism, the Bomb and Popular Culture in the Nuclear West 12. Re-creation and the Theme Park West Bibliography Index.
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